November 4 In 2014, in St. Petersburg several "Russian marches" took place - "Patriotic March", rally "For the Slavic unity”, an unauthorized “Russian walk” along Nevsky Prospekt and pickets in support of the unauthorized “Russian March”. Part nationalists from the National Socialist Initiative (NSI), led by leader Dmitry (Schultz) Bobrov (NSI) went to march to Moscow in Lyublino .
In the "Patriotic March" , a procession that started from the Gorkovskaya station, along according to the observers of the SOVA center, about 1500-1800 people took part. The party "Motherland" was the organizer. Among the organizations were the National Liberation Movement (NOD), "Russian way", Russian imperial movement (RID), "People's Cathedral", "Party Great Fatherland”, “Black Hundred”, representatives of the Cossack associations and the “Brigades East". The protesters chanted "Glory Russia!”, “Glory to New Russia!”, “Donetsk is a Russian city!”, “Odessa is a Russian city!”, “Kyiv is a Russian city!”, “Petersburg is a Russian city!”, “We don’t leave our own!”, “We’ll clean Kyiv from Bandera!”, “Glory to Russian weapons!”, “One for all, all for one!”, “Not Forget, don't forgive! . The participants carried the icon of the Mother of God "Militia", " recaptured from the Ukrainian punishers ", the flags of the Russian Federation, the Russian Navy, the DPR, Novorossiya and portraits of the president.
The action ended with a rally on the Field of Mars. Event blessed by the priest of the Russian Orthodox Church Alexy Moroz. Former head of the political department of the Ministry of Defense DPR and Strelkov's representative in St. Petersburg Igor Ivanov demonstrated trophy - the flag of the 95th airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian army. Deputy Vitaly Milonov urged to cleanse Russia " from the atheistic evil spirits that settled in the 90s and pseudo-liberal intelligentsia ." Then the sorcerer Bogumil II came on stage, who declared that " according to the Slavic custom, there is no Ukraine ", and conveyed hello to the fighters of two units of pagans - the Oredezh company and the Ladoga detachment. The audience was also addressed Minister of Culture of the DPR Yury Legstuses, Deputy of the Legislative Assembly from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Alexei Vorontsov and the militias "Dushman" and "Greek".
The rally "For Slavic Unity" was held near the Uprising Square in Ovsyannikovsky Garden. About 20 people gathered for the action with the flags of the "Slavic Force North-West" and the Right Party. The organizer was the "Russian Right Sector" (an association of ultra-right groups in St. Petersburg that support the actions of the Ukrainian authorities in the Donbass). Among the participants were "Slavic Power North-West", "Slavic Power-Nord West Peterburg",
“The right link of the association “Russians”, a group of Dmitry “Mad” Yevtushenko,
"Edelweiss", autonomous National Socialists and autonomous Rodnovers.
Dmitry Kondrashov (ex-Russian imperial movement) and Fyodor Andreev (Slavic Force North-West) spoke at the action. The head of the "Russian Run" in St. Petersburg, one of the potential organizers of the rally, Maxim Kalinichenko, was detained by police while leaving his house.
Fyodor Andreev spoke about the split of the national movement in St. Petersburg over the Ukrainian issue. He called those gathered at the rally "National Socialists", noting that they had repeatedly called " the rest of the nationalists to unity, but to no avail ". He blamed the Zionists and Freemasons of Russia and Ukraine for the conflict in Ukraine, " the Zionist-liberals of Ukraine, fearing the development of the liberal revolution into a national one, colluded with the Russian Zionists and staged a war ."
After the end of the event, six people were detained for smoking in the wrong place.
The third event took the form of a procession along Nevsky Prospekt towards Gostiny Dvor . 20 activists with the imperial flag walked along the avenue. The event was not agreed with the city administration. Before the start of the procession, organizer Dina Garina (head of the press service of the St. Petersburg branch of the Russian association) greeted those who came to show that they were Russians, disagreed with the Putin regime, and also announced that the procession would be held under the slogan "Russia - Russian power ! The marchers shouted slogans “ Russia - Russian power! "," Peter is my city, immigrant, go home! ”, “ Glory to Russia ”, “No one is forgotten” , “ Russians are not extremists ”, “ Glory to the Russian nation ”, “ One for all ”, “Cancel 282”, “No to mosques in St. Petersburg!” . At the Fontanka embankment, the procession was stopped by OMON officers. Most of the marchers managed to run away, but six people (including two minors), including organizer Dina Garina, were detained. Everyone, except for Garina, was released in the evening, having been charged with Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (violation of the procedure for holding mass events). Dina Garina was released the next day with a similar protocol.
Along with the unauthorized march, several pickets were held on Nevsky Prospect in support of the unauthorized Russian March. 4 people stood with imperial flags and a poster "Freedom to Belov". The participants handed out leaflets in support of the arrested Alexander Belov.
See also photos of the SOVA center from the Patriotic March.
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